Sep 20 2011
inspired by Jan Svankmajer’s work. The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer 1987 Cappriccio is an Italia word, means based on imagination，close to the fantasia. As you can see, We have a printer, a motor and a light from printer, and a few small stuff ( small sensors, small swifter , round rubber eraser ) So far, we …
Sep 19 2011
Here’s a video of our machine operating! Everything goes by super fast in the video, but to break things down here’s the flow: 1) The power gets activated. (Shown by pushing the ‘test’ button on the power supply) 2) Power activates the motor which sends the ink tray across the printer. Since the motor would …
Sep 16 2011
Even though I wasn’t here the first week, my neighborhood is perfect for finding lots of tossed out electronics. In fact, we’ve gotten a lot of stuff off the streets immediately around my apartment. Unfortunately, though, the few electronic items we’ve tried have all been broken, but I think that’s partially a matter of just bad …
Sep 14 2011
Lessons from the Scrapyard I’ve always had an interest in working with electronics, but since I never really got any practical lessons on how to do it, it always seemed like soemthing that only the technologically savvy could take on and work with. And this article really highlights what I have been wanting to do …
Sep 13 2011
So I just moved to Downtown Brooklyn, by way of California, and I would have thought there would be tons of electronic junk hiding in the crevices of all the buildings. I was so mistaken. I’ve been making it a point to explore/learn my neighborhood everyday, and I have yet to see anything useable for …
Sep 11 2011
Team: Larry Baker Parinot Kunakornwong Marisela Riveros Mark Schindel DAY 1 We pulled apart most of the e-junk we had. One of the printers still worked and had movement so we decided to use it for our machine. MATERIALS: Guitar Hero Digital Video Recorder 2 printers (new and old) Internet router After putting everything apart, …
Sep 07 2011
View No Scarpyard in 86th street in a larger map I went along the 86th street for twice, where I am living in. First time, it was a Wednesday morning , no interesting, I saw a trash-man dealing with the junk stuff near by, and went to ask him where the nearest scrapyard was, …
Sep 06 2011
I live in Park Slope. Land of the stroller. I really love the vibe here, but our little neighborhood does more or less have a bedtime of 11pm. In my strolls around the block I didn’t find one bit of electronics to scavenge. Basically all of the side streets have very neatly arranged garbage cans …
Sep 06 2011
Lessons from the Scrapyard If I had known 15 years ago I would be reading an article in grad school that referenced both Legos and the movie Sneakers I think my head would have exploded. Both very near and dear to my childhood heart. I was too busy wasting my allowance on Star Wars action …
Sep 06 2011
A couple of the high-tech solutions with low-tech alternatives sort of gave me a slap in the face. The library is a wealth of knowledge and answers but most of us take it for granted. When it comes to general readings we tend to turn to bookshops and grabbing new books off the shelves. Why …